VACCINATIONS: All vaccinations delivered by suitably trained pharmacists have always been covered by indemnity insurance as part of the standard PDA membership apart from Covid-19. For new membership renewals after January 1st, 2026, Covid-19 vaccinations are now also automatically covered.

Special Features

  • PDA attends GFTU Young Members Development Weekend

    Thu 22nd December 2022 The PDA

    PDA Student Reps and staff attended the GFTU Young Members Development Weekend to learn essential skills for activists, network with other young members, and bring new ideas back to the PDA.  

  • National Executive Committee elections 2023

    Mon 19th December 2022 PDA Union

    Nominations open tomorrow (Tuesday 20th December) for candidates to form the National Executive Committee for the PDA Union for the period 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2028.  

  • Joint Statement from LloydsPharmacy and PDA Union

    Tue 6th December 2022 The PDA

    Latest update from the Pharmacists Joint Consultative Committee at LloydsPharmacy 

  • An award-winning pharmacy student’s commitment to helping other students

    Mon 5th December 2022 The PDA

    The PDA recently caught up with Harvey John, the winner of the Welsh Pharmacy Student Leadership Award, to highlight his inspirational dedication to his studies and his fellow students. 

  • A tiny fish in a massive pond: foundation training at 13 weeks

    Sat 3rd December 2022 The PDA

    Scott Rutherford is a trainee pharmacist representing students and trainees on the PDA’s National Executive. Scott is also the President of the PDA LGBT+ Network. Here, Scott reflects on his foundation training so far. 

  • PDA encourages pharmacists to take part in the 2022 Safer Pharmacies Survey

    Tue 29th November 2022 The PDA

    The PDA has again launched their annual Safer Pharmacies Survey for the seventh year running and is encouraging pharmacists to take part. The survey is based on the seven commitments outlined in the PDA’s Safer Pharmacies Charter.  

  • Student Newsletter – November 2022

    Fri 25th November 2022 The PDA

    In this edition, read about Pharmacist Support’s new grants portal and ways you can de-stress during your MPharm. Also, one PDA student member shares their experience of repeat prescriptions while working in a community pharmacy. 

  • Taking the Stress out of Exams

    Fri 11th November 2022 The PDA

    Especially for PDA student members who have exams coming up, the PDA is hosting a ‘Taking the Stress out of Exams’ course as part of the PDA’s commitment to supporting pharmacy students. 

  • Government perform double U-turn on IR35

    Tue 1st November 2022 The PDA

    Locum pharmacists were briefly hopeful that issues arising from IR35 may have been overcome but instead they continue to face certain barriers created by some employers. 

  • Boots Newsletter – October 2022

    Fri 28th October 2022 The PDA

    Keeping you informed of all the PDA Union activities within Boots. 

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